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8-i'Supreme Court Decision. Upholds Texas Negro Vote Right By John Meldon Delivering one of the severest blows ever suffered by the political. feudal overlords of- the entire. South, the U. S. Supreme Court, in an 8 to 1 decision yesterday upheld the constitutional right of Texas Negroes to vote in the Democratic primaries. Justice Stanley Reed, who delivered the decision, declared that the Yban against Negroes partici- pating in the primaries was a violation of the 15th Amend- ment. Lone and bitter dis- senter in the 8 to 1 ruling was Justice Owen J. Roberts.. The case attracted uri. versal ,attention throughout Southern states, Igr in the high court declslon, in the Texas case-- known as the white primary case" the politicar future or'a whole gang of Texas anti-Roosevelt,anti- Teheran Congressmen hangs tre. Among these notorious notables are gressmen Martin Dies, Richard Kleberg (greatest ladowner America), Hatton WASumners and in Othera ot simtlar stripe.. NEGRO' BRINGS SUIT JUSTICE STANLEY REED JUSTICE OWEN D. ROBERTS Yesterday's court decision was Writes Decision Dissents Fumie .e Yomith, Houston Negro, ho chargedthht the Democratlo Juptmry ooxq pwq saxaL-jo Sqv he federal constitution and deng p Negroet their right to rote . primaries "solely because and color." -J7585 This is a clipping fram INDFXED) page of the NOT REORDED 137 DAIeT TORKE? 87 APR 5 1944 De+e lps 4 iqty Cly 3d/at the S6at of Joverrment. 19 APR